Holder for fire-extinguishers and the like.



R. G. .IDDINGS. HOLDER FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1912.

Patented Feb. 23; 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23,1915.

Application filed July 12, 1912. Serial No. 709,000.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Roscon C. IDDINGs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new. and useful Improvements in Holders forFire-Extinguishers and the like, of which the following is a full,clear, and exactgdescription.

My invention relates to holders for fire extinguishers, although withsuitable modification it might be used as a holder for other emergencydevices, the object being to have the emergency device in a place asideelevation of the holder,

and is provided where it is easy of access, where it can be instantlyremoved from the holder with but slight exertion and which can not beremoved from the holder without furnishing evidence that it has beenremoved.

In the accompanying drawing in which I illustrate a holder for fireextinguishers Figure 1 is a front view of the holder showing with dottedlines the outline of an extinguisher held by the holder. Fig. 2 is andFigs. 3 and 4 are details of the lower portion thereof.

Similar numerals throughout.

10 indicates the body portion, which is adapted tobe secured to a Wallor other support. The lower end of the member 10 is bent outward formingthe extension 11, with an aperture 12. The upper end of the member 10 isbent outward to form an extension 13 and is provided with a recess 14.While the member 10 and extension 11 may be made of any suitablematerial, for the sake of economy, they are of the same material andintegral with the extension 13. shown with dotted lines has a projection15 resting in the aperture 12 and a handle refer to similar parts 16which is embraced by the recess 14:. The ,7

extension 13 must have suiiicient resilience to yield and permit theextinguisher to inserted in the holder. The extinguisher is further heldby a resilient clamp 17 preferably formed of spring metal and riveted tothe member 10. The arms of the clamp ave apertures 18 at theirextremities through which a string or fine wire may be threaded and,passing in front of the extinguisher, prevent its being removed from theholder. The ends ofthe string or wire are secured with a seal. A tongue19 carried by the member 10, passing through an ap- The extinguisherextension at the base erture in a lug 20 on the extinguisher, preventsthe extinguisher being rotated in the holder. Whether or not thetongueis used depends upon the style or construction of the extinguisher. Insome pump extinguishers, for example, where the handle must not beturned until they are used, the tongue and lug prevent the extinguisherbeing turned in the holder, while, obviously, the extension 13 preventsthe handle being turned.

It will be observed that the extinguisher 1S gripped by the resilientclamps in a manner which prevents it moving or rattling in the holder.This is importantwhere they are subjected to jars or vibratorydisturbance, as, for example, when placed on auto mobiles and autotrucks. In place of the aperture '12, a recess 21 may be formed on theextension 11, if preferred.

'Vhat I claim is as follows:

1. As an article of manufacture, a holder for fire extinguishers andsimilar devices, comprising a main body portion having an extension atthe base thereof formed with an aperture to receive a projectionextending from the bottom of the extinguisher; a pair of spring clipsextending from the middle part of said body portion and adapted toembrace the body portion of said extinguisher; a lug body portion of theholder in proximity to said spring clips and adapted to enter a recessin the extinguisher to prevent rotation thereof; and an upper armextending from said body portion having a resilient mounting andsuitable recess to receive the handle portion of said extinguisher andby said resiliency to bear downward to hold the extinguisherlongitudinally in place.

2. As an article of manufacture, a holder for fire extinguishers andsimilar devices, comprising a main body portion having an thereof formedwith an aperture to receive .a projection extending from the bottom ofthe extinguisher, and having a resilient extension at the top with asuitable recess to receive the handle portion of the extinguisher; saidbody portion carrying a resilient clamp which'partially surrounds thebody of the extinguisher. p w

3. A holder for an emergenc device, comprising a body portion adapted tobe secured to a wall or other support, said body having a pair ofresilient opposing arms projecting from said that the act of insertingor removin tending to move toward each other, and a second pair ofresilient opposing arms attached to the body, said arms tending also tomove toward each other, the direction of said tendency being difierentfrom that of the first pair of arms, whereby the emergency device isrestrained from movement in four directions, the arms being so formedthe s the or out of the emergency device automatically sprea arms untilit has passed into holder.

4:. A holder for an emergency device, comprising a body portion havingtwo clamps projecting therefrom, each clamp having a pair of resilientarms, each of which arms opposes and tends to move the emergency ROSOOEG. IDDINGS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. D. Bronson, F. K. FAssE'rT.

